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Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Seminar
Nexus Seminar Series N.79 -Paying CEOs for Environmental and Social Performance: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
With CEO pay increasingly tied to ESG, this overview explores how such goals are set, why firms adopt them, and if they lead to real environmental or social gains.
Training
UN-IATT Online Training on STI Policy for SDGs for Asia-Pacific
ONLINE: Enrollment is now open for a series of 4 training sessions on science, technology and innovation (STI) policy and policy instruments for SDGs for STI officials, policy analysts and experts in Asia and the Pacific, organised by the UN Interagency Task Team on Capacity-Building on STI for the SDGs (UN-IATT WS6).
Event
Science Slam: Science4Peace
Quick facts, clear language, and entertaining insights into the world of science – and the audience decides which presentation wins.
Event
Minds Connect: Science 4 Peace Speed Dating
Join the "Minds Connect: Science for Peace" speed dating event for early-career researchers passionate about peace through science.
Side Event
Synergistic Solutions: Overcoming Silos and Policy Incoherence to Close the Climate and SDGs Ambition Gap
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN: A side event of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) will share key recommendations and actionable steps for synergistic solutions.
Event
Operationalizing Multi-scale Policy Coherence for Climate Action
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN: This event at the COP29 SDG Pavilion will discuss how to achieve policy coherence to drive effective climate action.
Seminar
The impact of the “Twin Transition” on GHG emissions: a firm level analysis
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Edward Cruickshank (University of Milan and Pavia, Italy).
Conversation Series
Trends and Developments in Global Health in Africa
TOKYO: On 14 November 2024, UNU will host a conversation with Professor Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Event
SCIENCE TALK: Modeling Shared Waters
Adaptive Strategies for Equitable Water Access in the St. Mary and Milk Rivers Basin between the USA and Canada
Event
Our UNESCO Chair team at the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Week
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: María de las Mercedes Menéndez, UNU-MERIT PhD fellow and member of our UNESCO Chair team, will be speaking on 13 November 2024 at a Science, Technology & Innovation Policy Week event.